First Advantage (FA)

A-Check America, LLC • Bishops Services LLC • Corporate Screening Services LLC • Employment Background Investigation, LLC • FADV (Australia) PTY Limited • FADV B.V. • FADV Malaysia Sdn. Bhd • Fastball Parent, Inc. • First Advantage (Beijing) Co. Ltd • First Advantage (HK) Limited ...

IRS number

611437565

FA stock data

1M 3M 6M 1Y

Latest filings (excl ownership)

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First Advantage Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results

12 Nov 24

First Advantage Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results

First Advantage Completes Acquisition of Sterling Check for $2.2 Billion

31 Oct 24

S-8 POS

Registration of securities for employees (post-effective amendment)

Business combination disclosure

29 Oct 24

425

Business combination disclosure

22 Oct 24

Transcripts

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Earnings call transcript

2024 Q4

27 Feb 25

Earnings call transcript

2024 Q3

12 Nov 24

Earnings call transcript

2024 Q2

8 Aug 24

Earnings call transcript

2024 Q1

9 May 24

Earnings call transcript

2023 Q4

29 Feb 24

Earnings call transcript

2023 Q3

9 Nov 23

Earnings call transcript

2023 Q2

9 Aug 23

Earnings call transcript

2023 Q2

9 Aug 23

Earnings call transcript

2023 Q1

10 May 23

Earnings call transcript

2022 Q4

28 Feb 23

Latest ownership filings

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Notice of proposed sale of securities

Notice of proposed sale of securities

Financial summary

Financial statements Chart FA financial data

Quarter (USD)	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24
Revenue
Cost of revenue
Operating income
Operating margin
Net income
Net profit margin
Cash on hand
Change in cash
Diluted EPS

Annual (USD)	Dec 24	Dec 23	Dec 22	Dec 21
Revenue
Cost of revenue
Operating income
Operating margin
Net income
Net profit margin
Cash on hand
Change in cash
Diluted EPS

Cash burn rate (est.)	Burn method: Change in cash		Burn method: Operating income		Burn method: FCF (opex + capex)
	Last Q	Avg 4Q	Last Q	Avg 4Q	Last Q	Avg 4Q
Cash on hand (at last report)	169.48 mm	169.48 mm	169.48 mm	169.48 mm	169.48 mm	169.48 mm
Cash burn (monthly)	46.00 mm	3.70 mm	34.93 mm	7.51 mm	28.56 mm	(no burn)
Cash used (since last report)	105.55 mm	8.50 mm	80.15 mm	17.22 mm	65.52 mm	n/a
Cash remaining	63.93 mm	160.99 mm	89.33 mm	152.26 mm	103.96 mm	n/a
Runway (months of cash)	1.4	43.5	2.6	20.3	3.6	n/a

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Financial data from company earnings reports.

Institutional ownership, Q4 2024

FA institutional ownership history Ownership history

13F holders	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total holders	144	126	+14.3%
Opened positions	35	28	+25.0%
Closed positions	17	19	-10.5%
Increased positions	65	44	+47.7%
Reduced positions	25	35	-28.6%

13F shares	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total value	3.20 tn	2.95 tn	+8.6%
Total shares	263.80 mm	239.55 mm	+10.1%
Total puts	100.00	0.00	NEW
Total calls	600.00	0.00	NEW
Total put/call ratio	0.2	–	–

Largest owners	Shares	Value	Change
Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.	89.56 mm	$1.68 tn	0.0%
Slta V (GP), L.L.C.	89.56 mm	$0.00	0.0%
FMR	8.35 mm	$156.40 bn	+49.1%
Vanguard	7.43 mm	$139.08 bn	+48.0%
Capital Research Global Investors	6.22 mm	$116.57 bn	+4.8%
BlackRock	5.48 mm	$102.73 bn	+33.3%
Capital World Investors	5.23 mm	$97.90 bn	+246.4%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co.	4.49 mm	$84.01 bn	+1.1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors	4.04 mm	$75.62 bn	+23.0%
Wellington Management	3.83 mm	$71.69 bn	NEW

Largest transactions	Shares	Bought/sold	Change
Wellington Management	3.83 mm	+3.83 mm	NEW
Capital World Investors	5.23 mm	+3.72 mm	+246.4%
American Century Companies	3.58 mm	+2.76 mm	+337.3%
FMR	8.35 mm	+2.75 mm	+49.1%
Vanguard	7.43 mm	+2.41 mm	+48.0%
BlackRock	5.48 mm	+1.37 mm	+33.3%
Mutual Of America Capital Management	1.08 mm	+1.08 mm	NEW
T. Rowe Price Investment Management	906.01 k	+906.01 k	NEW
T. Rowe Price	1.47 mm	+769.83 k	+110.1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors	4.04 mm	+756.10 k	+23.0%

Data from 13F filings, for the last complete 13F reporting period. For most recent data, click the ownership history button. Values as filed, not updated for current price. Long positions only.

Recent insider trades

FA insider ownership history Insider history

Date	Owner	Security	Transaction	Code	Indirect	10b5-1	$Price	#Shares	$Value	#Remaining
5 Mar 25	Bret T Jardine	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	Yes	13.78	139	1.92 k	6,132
4 Mar 25	Bret T Jardine	Common Stock	Payment of exercise	Dispose F	No	No	13.8	330	4.55 k	6,271
4 Mar 25	Bret T Jardine	Common Stock	Option exercise	Acquire M	No	No	0	928	0.00	6,601
4 Mar 25	Bret T Jardine	RSU Common Stock	Option exercise	Dispose M	No	No	0	928	0.00	2,786
3 Mar 25	Bret T Jardine	Stock Options Common Stock	Grant	Acquire A	No	No	14.23	12,551	178.60 k	12,551
3 Mar 25	Bret T Jardine	RSU Common Stock	Grant	Acquire A	No	No	0	6,746	0.00	6,746
28 Feb 25	Steven Irwin Marks	Common Stock	Payment of exercise	Dispose F	No	No	14.96	1,661	24.85 k	19,189
28 Feb 25	Steven Irwin Marks	Common Stock	Option exercise	Acquire M	No	No	0	2,228	0.00	20,850
28 Feb 25	Steven Irwin Marks	Common Stock	Option exercise	Acquire M	No	No	0	1,363	0.00	18,622
28 Feb 25	Steven Irwin Marks	Common Stock	Option exercise	Acquire M	No	No	0	1,145	0.00	17,259